title: Surgical tourism: the role of cardiothoracic surgery societies in evaluating international surgery centers.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Children's Heart Surgery, All Children's Hospital and Florida Hospital for Children, Saint Petersburg, Tampa, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.forename: Constantine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mavroudis
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sade
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration*